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Christmas     l     Cinco de Mayo     l     Easter     l     Fourth of July    l     General

  Halloween   l   International   l   Jewish   l   St. Patrick's Day   l   Thanksgiving   l   Valentine's Day
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  Christmas 
  
Christmas Carol Lyrics Page: 
      Planning to go caroling?  Check out this site for carol lyrics.

  Christmas in Cyberspace: 
     
Directory of links to religious sites for Christmas -- does not include Frosty or Santa.

  Christmas in Orlando: 
      Get the latest info on events in Central Florida, all in one place.  Gaylord Palms Resort offers this helpful site.

  ChristmasPlace.com: 
      Easy shopping for Christmas decorations and collectibles.

  Christmas Recipes: 
     
It's impossible to turn to this site and not come up with more than enough ideas for a holiday feast.

  Christmas Traditions around the World: 
      International Christmas customs and traditions.

  Lyrics to Popular Christmas Songs and Carols:
      Get the words to thirty-seven holiday songs.

  Santa Land: 
      Everything you wanted to know about Christmas and more.


  
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  Cinco de Mayo
  More About Cinco de Mayo: 
      More about this holiday, including a map of Mexico.

  Viva Cinco de Mayo Recipes:
      Tasty recipes from allrecipes.com will add zest to your celebration.


  Easter
  Easter on the Net: 
     
A great Easter site on the Net.

  Happy Easter: 
      Facts, postcards, and more.


  
Fourth of July
  Happy Birthday America: 
      Read the Declaration of Independence and learn the history of the flag.

  Independence Day on the Net: 
      More history about our nation's birthday.


  
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  General
  Bizarre American Holidays: 
      Celebrate the glory of egg salad, dictionaries, procrastination, and other lesser known holidays.

  Holidays on the Net: 
     
This site has pages for many different holidays, with info on their history,  meaning, and symbols of the holiday, and more.


  Halloween

  Costume Idea Zone: 
      T
housands of costume ideas, from simple to elaborate, traditional to unique, with themes for couples and groups.

  Halloween on the Web: 
      Everything about the holiday, including history and costume ideas.


  International
  Festivals of India: 
      A guide and calendar to the national, regional, local, religious, seasonal and social festivities of India.

  World Wide Web Holiday and Festival Page: 
     
Searchable holiday database by country, religions, and dates.


  
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  Jewish
  Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights:
      
Infoplease.com offers the history and other useful facts about the holiday.

  Happy Chanukah: 
      A family-oriented site with lots of basic info including how it began plus the Menorah and the Dreidel.

  Jewish Outreach Institute:
      Learn more about the history, activities, traditions, and blessings associated with Hanukkah.


  
St. Patrick's Day
  History of St. Patrick's Day: 
      Who was St. Patrick?  Learn this and more, plus a quiz on all things Irish from the History Channel.

  St. Patty's Day on the Net: 
      Customs, great limericks, and more can be found here.


  
Thanksgiving
  Butterball Turkey: 
      Tips and advice in English and Spanish.

  Turkey Help by Cook's Illustrated: 
     
Answers to all the important questions about your holiday bird.


  
Valentine's Day
  Amorč on the Net: 
      Holiday.net's guide to 'Love Day'!

  "I Love You" in Different Languages: 
      Learn how to say "I love you" in 65 different languages.


 
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